Practical Action is an international development organization putting ingenious ideas to work so that people in poverty can change their world. We help people find solutions to some of the world’s toughest problems. Challenges made worse by catastrophic climate change and persistent gender inequality. We work with communities to develop ingenious, lasting and locally owned solutions for agriculture, water and waste management, climate resilience and clean energy. And we share what works with others, so answers that start small can grow big.
We are committed to advancing gender equality and women’s empowerment through all our work. At a minimum, we ensure that all our work is gender sensitive, seeking gender transformative approaches as our overall ambition and in accordance with context.
Background and Purpose of the assignment
Practical Action is embarking on a transformative project named clean rivers, clean homes running from January 2024 to December 2025. The project is aimed at cleaning up waste hotspots, particularly the Auji River, and enhancing the plastic waste value chain in Kisumu, Kenya. The initiative seeks to formalize waste collection services, empower informal waste workers, and instigate behaviour change towards recycling and separation of waste at the household level. In collaboration with the Kenya Plastics Pact, the project also aims to transition the current linear plastics system into a circular economy. To inform project design, implementation, and evaluation, Practical Action requires a comprehensive baseline survey.
Objective of assignment
The primary objective of the baseline survey is to conduct a context analysis of waste hotspots, particularly focusing on the Auji River, and to assess collection services, the plastic waste value chain and stakeholders involved. We expect the assessments to embed a gender perspective in every aspect of this assignment. Specific objectives include:
- Identify and map waste hotspots, with a particular focus on the Auji River, including sources and types of waste.
- Analyze the existing plastic waste value chain, from collection to recycling, highlighting key actors, processes, and challenges.
- Gather baseline data on waste services, behaviors and attitudes related to waste management in Kisumu City.
- Gather baseline data on existing opportunities for the young people (both men and women) and people with disability in waste management space.
- Understand the socioeconomic and environmental impacts of current waste management practices, especially on communities living near waste hotspots.
- Identify and understand existing relationships between waste handlers, traders, aggregators, off takers and the county government and Kisumu city.
HOW TO APPLY
A detailed Terms of Reference can be accessed from the website download section.
Interested consulting entities that have capacity to deliver this TOR are invited to submit a complete proposal package to recruitment@practicalaction.or.ke with subject line “Clean rivers, clean homes baseline evaluation” to reach Practical Action on or before 7th June 2024.
Note: Practical Action reserves the right to accept or reject any application.
Listing details
| Closing Date: | 7th June 2024 |
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| Location: | Kenya |
